Timmah!

Got a Salvador Dali scheme goin' on.

Thanks bro. What's ridiculous is they want $100 for a revision, not even an original! The most concerning part was prising off that green circuit board at the front. Although I could find no screws, I was worried it was somehow glued or soldered in place & that it would break when applying force. Happily, it popped off & snapped back in place. And I agree, all Logitech products I've purchased have been solid performing at a reasonable price...especially my Mx518 that's lasted 15 years.

My dear MX518 had been my favorite & only gaming mouse for 15 years, needing repair only once in that time. Its size & shape accommodated the size of my hand like no other mouse. Its tracking & polling rate(s) all I knew for those 15 years. Sadly, last year it died. I tried several mice, but none measured up. I was bereft. Then, last week, a hope was promised A replacement cord! Could this work?! Would this restore my Precious, sitting on a shelf for the past year? I had to try! After an hour of careful disassembly, cleaning & rebuilding, the moment of truth was upon me; all that remained was to plug her in. As I came back around the desk, I took her in my hand & - holding back emotion - turned her over to meet my truth. SHE LIVES!!! The Eye glows again!!!

Also based on a Roman measurement of 1,000 paces.

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that's the way they built them in England, and English engineers designed the first US railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the wagon tramways, and that's the gauge they used. So, why did 'they' use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they had used for building wagons, which used that same wheel spacing. Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing? Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break more often on some of the old, long distance roads in England . You see, that's the spacing of the wheel ruts. So who built those old rutted roads? Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (including England ) for their legions. Those roads have been used ever since. And what about the ruts in the roads? Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match or run the risk of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome , they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing. Therefore the United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. Bureaucracies live forever. So the next time you are handed a specification/procedure/process and wonder 'What horse's ass came up with this?', you may be exactly right. Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the rear ends of two war horses. (Two horses' asses.)  Now, the twist to the story: When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory in Utah . The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses' behinds. So, a major Space Shuttle design feature, of what is arguably the world's most advanced transportation system, was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse's ass. And you thought being a horse's ass wasn't important? Ancient horse's asses control almost everything.

It's been reported the keyboard detection issue occurs when using Aura Sync app in conjunction with Armory Crate. Thanks for the vulnerability heads-up.

Armory crate by Asus takes care of all this & more if you have an Asus mainboard. I have a ROG Strix mainboard, 6950XT gpu & 7900X cpu. Works great. Download link: https://rog.asus.com/us/content/armoury-crate/ Otherwise, it's best to go to the relevant vendor's website to download.

https://fushingnc.com/

Thanks for your continuing efforts

Weird Al version:

Being a night owl, this has been a constant earworm of its various iterations over the years:

Having a Swiss Army Knife since my Boy Scouts days, I was stoked to discover they made culinary knives. I was like: I've got a Swiss Army chef's knife! They also make nice watches.

Dua's version of Jeke, by Slumberhouse. 95% true to the original with a little more honey & in Extrait concentration. Opening of rich, smokey, aged tobacco leaf. Like a fine cigar. Dry down the tobacco settles, allowing honey & faint vanilla to contribute a refined layer of mild, airy sweetness to the tobacco. Masculine, indulgent, realistic, relaxing. This is also nostalgia for me, instantly transporting me back to late Summer Kentucky days cutting & hanging tobacco. The scent in a full tobacco barn is well-captured with this fragrance. Immersed in the aroma, in the early evening quietude is sublime, ineffable, intoxicating. Very pleased with this one. This juice has gotten darker in the 7 months since I acquired it!

Adding to my collection. They make more than Swiss Army knives. Super sharp & keeps its edge. I like their chef's knife, too; though it must be used with a modicum of caution as it's prone to chipping due to the high carbon content.

Thanks for y'alls' efforts.

No, it's much more richly complex. Where yogurt has a few strains of bacteria fermenting the milk, Kefir has around 50 strains of bacteria & yeasts fermenting the milk, producing vastly more healthful products. The only similarity is they're both a fermented dairy product. You can purchase the Kefir grains online, or find someone near you to give you some grains and they will last you a lifetime. All you do is place them in milk for 24 hours & the grains turn the milk into kefir Then you simply strain the grains out & place them in a fresh batch of milk to repeat the process. Gotta keep the grains fed with milk, as they're a living coliny of bacteria & yeasts.

@Icequeen Here's a short video I made of the simple process of maintaining Kefir.

The longer you let it ferment, the higher the probiitic population & the more tart it will taste. Standard ferment time is 12-24 hours. After 12 hours, its a mildly tart, lightly fizzy-(due to the yeasts component of the kefir grains) -mildly sweet flavor, kinda like a drinkable yogurt. I like it really tangy, so I let it go 24-48 hours. At that point, the curds & whey have separated, I stir them back together & it tastes like a tangy mix of yogurt & sour cream. A few times a week, I mix it with fruit & let it sit for another 24 hours, which mellows the tart & tastes like a fruit smoothy. I also strain it through a cheesecloth to make a healthy cream cheese which I mix with some extra virgin olive oil & sea salt to spread on tosted onion bagels. I also let some strain overnight to make a nice, crumbly Kefir Feta cheese to put in salads, lasagna, chili, etc. 2 gallons of milk willl yield about 2 pounds of cheese; which makes it cheaper & healthier than store bought. On average, I drink 3 8 fl. Oz servings a day. Morning, Noonish, & evening. There's about 50 strains of bacteria & yeasts in the Kefir grains, & research has just begun to understand the myriad health benefits people have enjoyed for thousands of years. Immune boosting, tumor shrinking, anti-inflammatory, blood pressure, Irritable Bowel Syndrome healing, diabetes amelioration, antiviral, antibacterial, antioxidant.... These bacteria in your gut comprise 80% of your immune system, communicating & coordinating its operation.

Kefir 2nd ferment with fruit. Add some fruit to the Kefir after straining & let sit on the counter for 12-24 hours. The fruit sugars further feed the probiotic menagerie, adding flavor, and attenuating the tart taste. Also lets the probiotic population further grow & produces even more healthful vitamins, minerals, organic acids, antioxidants, exopolysaccharides, bioactive peptides, Et al. It's the most richly varied, concentrated superfood I've yet incorporated into my daily diet. I feel healthier, my skin is nicer, no more heartburn. Kefir also supports the immune system & reduces inflammation, among other healthful benefits. Truly amazing.

Right. I made these for other people who prefer semi sweet. I reserve the higher cacao for myself